Vol 37 No 24 | ZAMBIA No confidence 29th November 1996 A dubious win, summary arrests, an empty treasury – Chiluba's second term begins As soon as the elections were over, police went into the offices of Zambia's own election monitors, the leaders of the party that came second went into hiding...
Vol 37 No 22 | ZAMBIA No vote for UNIP 1st November 1996 The elections have been set for 18 November, despite ex-President Kenneth Kaunda's insistence that the United National Independence Party and five other parties will boycott them. The boycotters,...
Vol 37 No 21 | ZAMBIA Chilling Chiluba 18th October 1996 The ruling MMD's refusal to talk to the opposition may push politics out of control From 31 October, President Frederick Chiluba's government is into extra time. A head-on political confrontation looms. Supporters of Chiluba's Movement for Multi-party Democracy maintain that they have the...
Vol 37 No 13 | ZAMBIA A return match 21st June 1996 President Chiluba faces opposition of two kinds: from Western donors and from his predecessor Zambians are the clear losers in the three-cornered fight between President Frederick Chiluba, his predecessor Kenneth Kaunda and Western donors ahead of October's elections. Donors froze aid at...